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Fort Lauderdale Truck Accident Lawyer
Trucks keep America rolling, but Florida truck accident lawyers know they can also be unreasonably dangerous in an accident. Whether it’s a pickup, a delivery truck or a long-haul semi, a truck can do substantially more damage in an accident than an ordinary car. Thanks to lax regulation, trucks also tend to be less safe for their own occupants. Indeed, federal statistics show that trucks are slightly more likely than cars to be involved in fatal accidents.
An accident with a truck is unusually dangerous for people in smaller vehicles because of what experts call “vehicle mismatch.” In an accident, a large truck’s bumper is level with car occupants’ heads or torsos—putting them at risk for catastrophic blunt trauma and puncture wounds from deformed metal and glass. Furthermore, the higher weight of a truck means it brings substantially more force to an accident, virtually guaranteeing that the car will be crushed. When the accident was caused by an irresponsible truck driver, victims should contact a Fort Lauderdale truck accident lawyer for help.
Occupants of private passenger trucks, like pickups, have special worries to contend with. Federal safety standards put trucks in a separate category from cars, even though they’re used the same way. Certain safety standards, including roof strength requirements, are significantly lower for trucks than they are for cars. That’s bad news, because truck-based vehicles (including SUVs and vans), are more than twice as likely to roll over as cars. And as our Fort Lauderdale truck accident lawyers know, rollovers with roof crush mean death or very serious injuries, like traumatic brain injury.
Contact an Experienced Fort Lauderdale Truck Accident Lawyer
If you’re considering a lawsuit over a serious truck accident, contact the Fort Lauderdale truck accident lawyers at Weinstein & Scharf, P.A. for a free, no-obligation consultation. We have over 55 years of combined experience and represent truck accident victims throughout South Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, West Palm Beach, Pompano Beach, Plantation, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, Wellington and throughout South Florida.
To speak with an experienced truck accident attorney about your rights and your case, call us today at 866-599-5529.
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